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Firefox
1982
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink Read more
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke |
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| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Genres | Drama |
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Firefox
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke |
|---|---|
| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Nov 2003 Production year: 1982 |
| Format | DVD |
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Maybe it's some sort of contractual obligation, but Clint Eastwood (as director) every now and then delivers up a boring, emotionless film — The Rookie and The Eiger Sanction to name but two — and this violent Cold War affair is hard going for even the most dedicated of fans. Eastwood plays a disillusioned flier who is sent across the Iron Curtain to steal a new Russian jet and bring it back home. The supporting Britpack (Warren Clarke, Freddie Jones, Ronald Lacey) hams it up for all it's worth, but, while there are some decent flying sequences, Eastwood's heart doesn't appear to be in it.
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Dreary melodrama with doleful acting and very little action or suspense.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Superb Cold War Thriller
One of the better spy thriller films with a combination of stunning aerial dog-fights between two very advanced fighter jets and a storyline involving dissident Russian scientists, freedom fighters and of course the CIA.
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Firefox
Firefox is Clint Eastwood's less favoured cold war thriller based on Craig Thomas' novel (1977) of same name. The story is about a mission given to Mitchell Grant, a Vietnam veteran pilot with post traumatic stress disorder, to steal an advanced stealth fighter MiG-31 Firefox from the Soviet Military hanger where it is developed. Firefox has the ablitiy to attain speeds of Mach five or more and its weapons are controlled by the thought impulses of the pilot ( all the piolet has to do is think in Russian ) giving them accuracy and instant control over the weapon system. This novel which the film is based on was probably based on the true story of Mossad, the Israeli secret service persuaded an Iraqui pilot to defect to Israel with his advanced MiG-21 fighter and suceeded. The film is an average thirller with some tiny lapses of reason, but if you like a nice cold war thriller, with Clint Eastwood on the lead...try this one.
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